Black flying fox vs Yellow Ipe

Pteropus alecto compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Yellow Ipe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Handroanthus
Species	Pteropus alecto	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Yellow Ipe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Ipe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.